I sound like I’m bitching, I know. I sound ungrateful, but I’m not. I’m just a mom.

Being thankful for the blessings that they most certainly and absolutely are does not endow me with infinite patience…

And just because I love them, does not make me perfectly calm and all-the-time level headed.

Conversely…

Just because I mess up, does not mean I take them for granted…

Bad moments days do not make me a bad mom…

And sometimes I suck because I’m all-the-time human.

If I was the type of person who gave unsolicited advice to pregnant women in the baby aisle at Target, I would probably say this: Being a parent is hard, and the rewards are great, but that doesn’t make it easy. Do your best, celebrate your successes and learn from your mistakes. You will make them. It is the hardest job you will ever love, and sometimes you will suck at it [that’s o.k.] because you are human. DON’T FORGET THAT YOU ARE HUMAN!